Your One Vote Counts

05:23AM Wed 25 Sep, 2013

People generally take their constitutional right to vote for granted. They would love to blame the government for all the problems but when it comes to exercising their right to choose the government- they will stay away from the process and say my one vote will not make a difference. Ask Congress leader and Minister C P Joshi about the importance of One Vote. CP Joshi, lost to BJP candidate Kalyan Singh Chauhan in Nathdwara constituency in Rajasthan in 2008 assembly elections by just one vote. While C P Joshi had received 62,215 votes, Chouhan's count was 62,216.CP Joshi was not only state Congress President at that time but was also tipped to be the next Chief Minister of Rajasthan. Ironically Congress party came to power after defeating the ruling party BJP but CP Joshi who was considered architect of this victory lost. His mother, wife and driver did not turn up to vote on polling day. Neena Verma of BJP too had won by one vote in 2008 from Dhar, MP. Later Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh high court reverses the result of the Dhar assembly constituency after four and half of the year of the election and declared Congress candidate Balmukund Gautam

Use your right to vote or loose your right to complain

Do's 1. Confirm your registration as voter weeks before the election. Update your registration information such as address changed etc. 2. Know the voter identification documents required in your State much before polling. 3. identify your representatives 4. Cast your Vote on basis of Performance 5. Aware about your constituency 6. Get information regarding candidates 7. Always discuss your problems with the candidates who come for campaign. 8. recognize your BLO 9. 49 O is your right, use this correctly 10.Aware about Political Parties Manifesto 11. Be familiar with your polling station and how to reach there. 12. Informed regarding polling timings. 13. Remain patiently for your turn 14. Inspire others to cast their vote for strong Democracy 15. If your employer doesn't give time to vote , It is an offence. please complaint 16. Select your representative without any influence. Do's 1. Do not cast your Vote on basis of religion 2. Don’t cast your Vote on basis of Caste 3. Avoid the temptation 4. Election day is not a holiday, so come out and vote 5. Don’t pressure others to choose your candidate

Here is a list of useful links to get registered, to check about status of voter ID etc:

To Apply Application For Inclusion Of Name In Electoral Roll (EPIC-FORM6)----->मतदाता सूची में नाम शामिल करने के लिए आवेदन To Apply Application For Inclusion Of NRI Name In Electoral Roll (EPIC-FORM6A)----->अनिवासी भारतीय नाम के शामिल किए जाने के लिए मतदाता सूची में आवेदन To Apply Application For Objecting or Seeking Deletion Of Name In Electoral Roll (FORM7)----->आपत्ति या मतदाता सूची में नाम के विलोपन की मांग के लिए आवेदन To Apply Application For Correction To Particular Entered In Electoral Roll (FORM8)----->विशेष रूप से सुधार के लिए आवेदन मतदाता सूची में दर्ज To Apply Application For Transposition Of Entry in Electoral Roll (FORM8A)----->प्रविष्टि के स्थानांतरण के लिए मतदाता सूची में आवेदन

Bihar

Voters who have an electoral photo identity card (EPIC), can check whether their name exist on the electoral rolls or not by just sending an SMS. Voters need to only type ELE(space) and put the number of the voter I-card before sending it to 56677. This service is chargeable. Search your name online

Goa

Search Rolls

Gujarat

Search Your Name in the Voter's List Electoral Rolls - PDF Version

Haryana

Check Your Name in the Voters' List (Electoral Roll) Online Registration

Himachal Pradesh

JAMMU AND KASHMIR

Search your names

Karnataka

Search Your Name In Electoral Roll

Kerala

Electoral Roll Search

Maharashtra

Search your Name in Draft Electoral Roll 2014 (This link will be available soon)

Manipur

Search your name

Meghalaya

Online search

MIZORAM

Search My Name

Nagaland

Check your name in the Electoral Roll. Electoral Roll 2013 (PDF).

Odisha

Search Your Name in the Voter List

Punjab

Electoral Rolls Get your particulars & polling station details on your mobile by sending following SMS to 09216164605. SMSPJB < SPACE > IDCARDNO IDCARDNO.:- The 10/16 digit number located on upper right side of your voter Identity card.